NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION : Regina v Smith [2003] NSWCCA 353 HEARING DATE(S) : 24/11/03 JUDGMENT DATE : 24 November 2003
JUDGMENT OF : Meagher JA at 1, 39; Kirby J at 14; Shaw J at 37 DECISION : Leave to appeal refused.
CATCHWORDS : SENTENCES: Inadequacy - attitude taken by Parliament - Accumulation of sentences - Previous sentence and current sentence - Principle of totality - Effect on applicant of accumulation of sentences - Special circumstances - Difference in allowance made in individual sentences and overall term - Direction of trial judge. Crimes Act 1900 LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Pearce v The Queen (1988) 194 CLR 610 The Queen v Close (1997) 31 NSWLR 743 The Queen v Simpson (1992) 61 A Crim R 58 The Queen v Clarke (1995) 78 A Crim R 226 The Queen v Bolamatu [2002] NSWCCA 454 CASES CITED : R v LWP [2003] NSWCCA 215 R v Moore (CCA unreported 12.11.94) R v Latu (CCA unreported 6.7.93) R v Swindale (CCA unreported 20.2.92) R v PFC (CCA unreported 14.12.92) R v Mohamed Hakem Hajjo (CCA unreported 31.8.92) Regina PARTIES : v Kenneth Alfred Smith FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60264 of 2003 COUNSEL : A: A Francis R: G I O Rowling SOLICITORS : A: S O'Connor R: C K Smith
LOWER COURT District Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT 02/21/1185 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Bellear DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :
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